- Background
- What we're looking for
- What we can offer you
- Q&A
A global company advancing material and design innovation is seeking experts in materials science, bio-based polymers, and advanced fiber manufacturing to explore new pathways for producing continuous fibers from natural or nature-inspired materials. The goal is to identify scalable strategies and enabling technologies that could advance the creation of high-performance, bio-derived fibers with realistic surface and mechanical characteristics.
Background
Advances in bio-based polymers and emerging manufacturing methods are opening new opportunities to create continuous fibers that mimic the performance and aesthetic properties of natural materials. Among these benchmarks, human hair represents a uniquely challenging reference structure, combining a specific range of diameters, surface textures, mechanical properties, and sensory attributes that are difficult to replicate with current synthetic systems.
While current synthetic fibers offer strength and scalability, they often lack the tactile realism, microstructural detail, thermal responsiveness, and sustainability associated with nature-derived systems. To bridge this gap, we are interested in technologies that can leverage additive manufacturing, wet spinning, electrospinning, or hybrid fabrication routes to produce continuous fibers using bio-derived or peptide-like materials.
Key challenges in this space include achieving fiber continuity and uniformity, replicating microstructural surface features for enhanced feel and luster, and identifying scalable, safe, and economically feasible processing pathways. By engaging experts across disciplines, we aim to accelerate the discovery and development of next-generation bio-inspired fibers for advanced applications.
What we're looking for
We are seeking materials scientists, process engineers, academic researchers, and startups developing technologies relevant to the creation of continuous fibers from bio-derived or nature-inspired materials. Of particular interest are approaches capable of producing fibers whose structural, mechanical, or sensory characteristics approach those of human hair, including diameter range, surface features, and tactile response. We encourage participation from experts with experience in either material innovation or manufacturing processes, particularly those who can produce or supply ready-to-test continuous fiber samples to support immediate evaluation and future refinement.
Novel bio-based polymers or biopolymer blends suitable for continuous filament formation
3D printing or precision extrusion methods that enable fine control of fiber dimensions and surface features
Wet spinning, electrospinning, or hybrid processes adaptable to bio-inspired material systems
Scalable production strategies that maintain fiber integrity and performance
Surface or structural modification techniques that enhance tactile or visual realism
Expertise in materials science, polymer processing, or advanced manufacturing of fibers, filaments, or similar material
Demonstrated experience with bio-based or peptide-inspired polymers, or with scalable continuous fiber or filament fabrication techniques
Surface engineering or post-processing to achieve natural-like surface textures
Mechanical and thermal testing of bio-derived materials
Color or dye compatibility studies on biopolymer-based fibers
Techno-economic assessment or scale-up planning for materials production
- Accepting applications from experts based in all countries
What we can offer you
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